Benefits Archive » January, 2026

Benefits - January, 2026

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• Tesla Gets Del. Justices To Cut $100M From Investor Atty Fees
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Privacy Issues Top Feb. Argument Lineup
• Pilgrim's Pride Plan Fiduciaries Accused Of ERISA Breach
• Sentara Health Can't Escape Suit Over Stable Value Fund
• Back Pay Over Vax Mandate Is Equitable Relief, Justices Hear
• Labor Dept. Recovered $1.4B For Benefit Plans In Fiscal '25
• Attys Rip Judge-Shopping Sanctions As Bid To 'Rewrite' Rules
• 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue
• Post-Gazette Says Health Plan Order Contempt Bid Is Moot
• Robbins Geller To Lead CarMax Investors' Tariffs-Linked Suit
• DOL Proposes Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure Rule
• Conn. Drug Price Cap Survives Distributor Challenge, For Now
• United Healthcare Beats Class Cert. Bid Over Breast Surgery
• 2nd Circ. Backs Rental Assistance, Medicaid Fraud Conviction
• Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Troubled Apt. Co-Op Can Borrow $6M From Connecticut
• Justices' BDO Denial May Allow For Increased Auditor Liability
• Shoddy Funds Cost Bloomberg 401(k) Investors Big, Suit Says
• Michigan Fights Airline Group's Challenge To Sick Law
• Casey's, Store Managers Settle Overtime Suit
• 4th Circ. Wary Of Kicking Up 'Sandstorm' On Deferred Comp.
• Biogen Can't Escape Amended Antitrust Suit Over MS Drug
• Asset Co. Slams Conn. Insurance Chief's Plan For Liquidation
• Concrete Co. Not Exempt From NJ Sick Leave Law, Panel Says
• Duke Retirees Get $775K In Atty Fees From Mortality Data Deal
• No Class Cert. For Ex-NFL Players In Benefits Challenge
• What To Expect From Justices' 401(k) Ruling, DOL Rulemaking
• PBGC Reports Rosy Outlook For Single, Multiemployer Plans
• Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails
• Generics Makers Want Hospital Drug Data In Price-Fixing MDL
• 3rd Circ. Appears Skeptical Of Quest's Early Win In 401(k) Suit
• Ohio PBM Suit Belongs In Federal Court, 6th Circ. Rules
• US Bancorp Shells Out $250K To End Workers' 401(k) Suit
• Split 9th Circ. Backs Blue Shield Win In Residential Care Row
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards
• Investor Group Battles PG&E's $100M Wildfire Suit Deal
• Sen. Kelly Bashes DOD's 'Alarming' Attempt At Punishment
• Full 11th Circ. Will Rehear Seafood Co. Workers' ESOP Suit
• Divisions Emerge At 2nd Circ. Over Reproductive Rights Law
• 11th Circ. Scrutinizes Royal Caribbean's Defeat Of 401(k) Suit
• Troubled Apt. Co-Op Seeks $6M State Loan To Clear Liens
• Whole Foods $2M ERISA Deal OK'd, Class Counsel Get $666K
• Medtronic Investors Ask 8th Circ. To Revive Insulin Pump Suit
• Generics Makers Fight Cert. In Cholesterol Drug Pricing MDL
• Anthem Seeks Dismissal Of 'Ghost Network' Class Action
• 11th Circ. Backs MetLife's Death Benefits Denial
• Bankrupt Biz Can't Avoid Pension Obligations, 4th Circ. Says
• Duke Gets Final Approval For $2.35M Mortality Data Deal
• Pool Equipment Co. Reaches $20M Deal To End Investor Suit
• 4th Circ. Preview: NCAA Eligibility And E-Cigarette Law
• DOL Asks 3rd Circ. To Back Siemens' 401(k) Forfeiture Suit Exit
• Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• High Court Won't Review Social Security Judge's Removal
• $200M Sun, Taro Generics Deal Gets Final OK
• Intel Case Sets Up Justices To Tackle 401(k) Benchmarks
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Citizens Bank, Quest Fight Appeals In Jan.
• Navigating The New Wave Of Voluntary Benefit ERISA Suits
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm
• Schnader Harrison Gets Final OK To Settle ERISA Claims
• 7th Circ. OKs Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund Bias Suit Win
• Tech Co.'s $750K 401(k) Suit Deal Gets Final OK
• 6th Circ. Revives Law Firm Worker's Anthem Coverage Fight
• New Securities Class Actions Declined In 2025, Report Says
• Colo. Hospital Faces Suit Over Halt To Gender-Affirming Care
• Key False Claims Act Trends From The Last Year
• UK Trading Co. Escapes £1.5M In Penalties For Tax Scheme
• 10th Amtrak Worker Cops To Role In $11M Fraud Scheme
• Walmart Defeats Black Manager's Race Bias, Harassment Suit
• Ex-Surgeon Prevails Over Insurers In Lifetime Disability Fight
• Hosting Exchange Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• CVS, UnitedHealth, Express Scripts Duck PBM Antitrust Suit
• EXp Brass Can't Shake Claims It Ignored Sexual Misconduct
• Schwab Nixed From DOL Enforcement Suit Against Other Firm
• Ex-Military Heads Back Sen. Kelly In Suit Against Hegseth
• 9th Circ. Reverses Ruling In $4.1M Union Health Plan Suit
• UPS Strikes Deal In Class Action Over Pay For Military Leave
• Starbucks Settles COBRA Suit From Ex-Worker's Spouse
• 5 Action Steps For Employers Facing 27 Pay Periods In 2026
• How A 1947 Tugboat Ruling May Shape Work Product In AI Era
• Whole Foods Can't Escape Workers' Tobacco Fee Suit
• John Roberts Welcomes John Roberts To Supreme Court
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• Justices Icy To Time Limits For Multiemployer Plan Actuaries
• NLRB Pushes Contempt For Pittsburgh Paper's Defiance
• Elevance, Nurses Reach Midtrial Deal To End OT Pay Suit
• Navigating Privilege Law Patchwork In Dual-Purpose Comms
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Up Next At High Court: Fed Firing & Gun 'Vampire Rules'
• DOJ Reports Historic $6.8B False Claims Act Haul In 2025
• Amazon Beats Suit Claiming Misuse Of Forfeited 401(k) Funds
• PBMs Seek Exit From Philly's Suit Over Opioid Crisis
• Pension Withdrawal Liability Math Gets High Court Spotlight
• High Court Takes Up Intel Workers' Bid To Revive 401(k) Suit
• Liberty Mutual Strikes Deal To End Sweeping 401(k) Suit
• Air Force Asks Justices Not To Hear COVID Vax Back Pay Case
• Ex-CEO Of COVID Vax Maker Accused Of Insider Trading
• Gov't Contractor Says Insurers Wrongfully Inflated Premiums
• $332M Colgate-Palmolive Pension Deal Nabs Final Nod
• Judge Orders Recalculation In Steel Co. Benefit Suit
• Fla. Eye Clinics To Pay $6M Over False Medical Billing Claims
• DOL's Benefits Arm Describes New Enforcement Focus
• Ex-Yale Law Assistant Dean Must Clarify $6.8M Injury Claim
• Murphy's Legacy: Tackling Some Of NJ's 'Intractable' Issues
• Fly-Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Loses 3rd Circ. Appeal In CBA Fight
• 4 Ways GCs Can Manage Growing Service Of Process Volume
• House OKs Restricting ESG Investment In 401(k) Plans
• IRS Updates Guidance For Retirement Plan Safe Harbors
• Ambulance Co. Will Pay $225K To Settle OT Suit
• Oracle Sued By Pension Plan Over AI-Linked Debt Disclosures
• JPMorgan's Tobacco-Use Health Fee Is Illegal, Employee Says
• Trader Joe's Inks $750K Deal In Philly 'Fair Workweek' Suit
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties
• Florida Equipment Dealer Settles 401(k) Fee Suit For $1.25M
• $9.6M Deal Over Capital One 401(k) Forfeitures Gets 1st OK
• Alternative Asset 401(k) Investing Rule Sent To OMB
• Ark. Official Urges 7th Circ. Not To Revive Pharma Rule Fight
• 2nd Circ. Hints Ex-Luxottica Worker Has ERISA Standing
• Emails Show Deceit In Medicare Advantage Deal, NC Court Told
• Del. Dispatch: What Tesla Decision Means For Exec Comp
• Blue States Say HHS Conditions Funding On Anti-Trans Bias
• NC Judge Leery Of Early Exit Bid In Produce Co. ESOP Suit
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond
• Moore & Van Allen Gets Fla. Malpractice Suit Moved To NC
• Sen. Warren Questions SEC On Crypto In 401(k) Plans
• The Curious, Very Long Delay In A Pioneering Drug Prices Suit
• Sen. Kelly Sues Hegseth Over Alleged Retaliation For Remarks
• Elevance Nurses Are Owed No OT, Judge Told As Trial Opens
• ERISA Recovery Suit Against UnitedHealth Proceeds With Trims
• DOL Tells 4th Circ. Lockheed Pensioner Class Lacks Standing
• Wilson Sports Co., Worker End Paternity Leave Firing Suit
• Gov't Defends IRS, SSA Handing Taxpayer Data To ICE
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice
• Supreme Court Won't Disturb 9th Circ. Severance Suit Revival
• HHS' Pediatric Health Cuts Blocked As Likely 'Retaliatory'
• Neb. Bill Would Allow Income Tax Deductions For Tips, OT
• High Court Won't Take On No Surprises Act Enforcement Row
• No High Court Review For California Opioid 'Nuisance' Suit
• NextEra Energy Settles Fight Over 401(k) Forfeitures, Fees
• Mich. Bid For Behavioral Managed Care Contracts Can't Stand
• DOL Praises Resolution Of Home Depot 401(k) Battle
• Ex-NRA President's Fla. Lawsuit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Future Risk Not Enough To Save Verizon Pension Annuity Suit
• Vanguard Investors Win Final OK For $25M Tax Suit Deal
• 4 Argument Sessions That Benefits Attys Should Watch In Jan.
• The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Prudential's Win In 401(k) Suit
• Couple Fights To Send Annuity Fraud Case To State Court
• Call Center Dodges Worker Misclassification Suit
• Weyerhaeuser Says $1.5B Pension Move Didn't Harm Retirees
• 11th Circ. Asked To Undo 'Deeply Flawed' Securities Ruling
• 9th Circ. Redo Raises New Issues On Abortion Coverage Law
• New Assistant AG For Fraud Will Report To White House
• Colo. Judge Tosses Banker's Cancer-Leave Suit Against UMB
• ERISA Litigation Trends To Watch With 2025 In The Rearview
• Aetna Must Cover Gender-Affirming Surgery, Conn. Court Told
• Organ Procurer Says CMS Rule Will Toss Industry Into Chaos
• 4 Executive Pay Trends Attorneys Will Be Watching In 2026
• Union Says Construction Co. Must Pay Under Grievance Deal
• Opendoor Investors Get Final OK For $39M Deal, Atty Fees
• Delaware Judge Sends Employee Stock Dispute To Trial
• Haynes Boone Adds Perkins Coie Employment Pro In Dallas
• Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• ISS Asks Judge Not To Stall Ruling On Texas ESG Law
• Home Depot 401(k) Fight Wraps Before High Court Gets A Say
• Block Inc., Dorsey Must Face Suits Over Compliance Claims
• Workers Pitch 100K Class In Aerospace Co. Forfeiture Suit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building
• Vets Allege Firm's Data Breach Jeopardizes Private Info
• Fla. Notice To Medicaid Enrollees Is Inadequate, Judge Says
• Pittsburgh Paper To Close In Midst Of Legal Woes With Union
• Detroit Pension Fund Wins 'Close' Call To Lead Investor Suit
• Ex-Robbins Geller Attys' New Firm To Lead Securities Suit
• Judge Hints Conn. Dentist's Press Release Claims Lack Teeth
• Cigna Accused Of Rigging Market For Life-Saving Drugs
• Wilcox Asks DC Circ. To Protect NLRB's Independence
• 5th Circ. Mulls If ERISA Claims Are Subject To Arbitration Clause
• Ameritas Says Prior Deal Ends Couple's Annuity Fraud Suit
• 'Jersey Boys' Producer Slips $1M Pension Tab At 9th Circ.
• Live Nation Settles Workers' Claims Of Excessive 401(k) Fees
• PG&E Inks $100M Deal To Settle Investors' Wildfire Suit
• Ex-Kellogg Worker Takes Tossed ERISA Suit To 6th Circ.
• Fla. Insurance Broker Gets New Trial For $1M Damages Verdict
• Aetna Drug Price-Fixing Suit Against Pharma Cos. Paused
• Call Center Co. ESOP Managers Ink $8.75M Settlement Deal
• Airline Industry Group Challenges Michigan Sick Leave Law
• Conn. School Roofer Wants $4.6M Insurance Suit Kept Intact
• Legal Asst., Law Firm Drop Claims In NM Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Ind. Sues Eli Lilly Over 'Grossly Inflated' Insulin Prices
• DOL Names Acting Benefits Official For EBSA Operations
• Federal Workers Fight Gender-Affirming Coverage Rollback
• Drug Pricing Battles To Watch In 2026
• 5 Policy Areas Benefits Attys Should Keep Tabs On In 2026
• SEC Expected To Tackle Exec Comp, Private Investing In 2026
• Pennsylvania Cases To Watch In 2026
• Pennsylvania Legislation To Watch In 2026
• 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape
• Benefits Attys Lock In On High Court As 2026 Gets Underway
• Blue Slip Fight Looms Over Trump's 2026 Judicial Outlook
• 4 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring
• BigLaw Leaders Tackle Growth, AI, Remote Work In New Year